It's been awhile since i've used 5.8 SOHO, But if it's the kde screen saver you can simply right click on a bare spot on the desktop >configure Desktop > ScreenSavers > uncheck the box labled start screen saver after ____ minutes. That should disable it for you.

HiAre you refering to screen saver or screen blanking...I find in vl-std and light that the screen goes black after ten minutes..I add this to the fluxbox menu to toggle on and off.. you can type xset s off in a terninal and I think add to the bottom of /etc/rc.d/rc.local to exec at boot

Save and exit. Close all your windows and restart the X server with ctrl + alt + backspace.Wait ten minutes and see If after restarting de x server you find any problems and your desktop is not back, no worries. Login as root again with the su command and:

Save and exit. Close all your windows and restart the X server with ctrl + alt + backspace.Wait ten minutes and see If after restarting de x server you find any problems and your desktop is not back, no worries. Login as root again with the su command and: